Senior Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock Church has been granted bail by the Lagos State Police Command, hours after willingly reporting for questioning.
The Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the announcement on the command’s official X page.
According to Hundeyin, the item retrieved from Adefarasin was not a firearm but a stun gun, which is a prohibited anti-riot weapon.
The post read: “Pastor Paul Adefarasin, who turned himself in today at the Lagos State Police Command over a viral video where he was seen holding a gun-like object against another road user, was interrogated, and he volunteered a cautionary statement to police investigators.
“What was recovered from him, the gun-like object seen in the viral video, is not a lethal weapon or firearm but a stun gun, which is a prohibited anti-riot equipment.”
Hundeyin further stated that the pastor has been granted bail while investigations into the incident continue.
